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"Contra Historicist Originalism" -- Josh Hammer

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 16 2021

Responding to Professor Stephanie Barclay, Josh Hammer argues for a right-of-center method of jurisprudence--one which goes beyond positivism or "strict constructionism" by joining originalism and moral principles. Some excerpts from…

"A Telling Moment, Foregone" - Prof. Hadley Arkes at The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 13 2021

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes discusses the Court's recent denial of a writ of certiorari in Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm. In choosing to remain silent on this issue by not hearing the case, the Court fails to create any…

Grimm Indeed: Gerry Bradley in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 2 2021

In an essay for First Things, JWI Trustee and Senior Scholar Gerry Bradley comments on the Supreme Court's denial of certiorari in Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm. The case turns on whether Gavin Grimm, born a biological female,…

DEBATE: Prof. Hadley Arkes vs. Prof. Lee Strang at the Federalist Society

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2021

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes debated University of Toledo Law School Professor Lee Strang on the question, "Should the Declaration inform the Constitution?". Watch the full debate on the Federalist Society's YouTube page…

PODCAST: Prof. Michael D. Breidenbach on "Our Dear Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 30 2021

Associate Professor and Chair of History at Ave Maria University and Senior Affiliate for Legal Humanities at the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania Michael D. Breidenbach joined…

Interview with 2020 JWI Fellow Holden Tanner

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 29 2021

JWI Intern Peter Spence sat down for an interview with Class of 2020 Fellow Holden Tanner, who recently graduated from Yale Law School. They talked about his experience with the James Wilson Fellowship, the Natural Law, and a special…

"Conservatives After Fulton: Time for a New Path": Hadley Arkes in Anchoring Truths

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 28 2021

In an exclusive essay for JWI's newest publication, Anchoring Truths, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes offered some reflections on the recent Supreme Court ruling in Fulton v. Philadelphia. He describes the conservative frustration…

Life After Lemon - Nick Reaves ('15) in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 25 2021

JWI Fellowship alumnus and legal counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Nick Reaves ('15) responded to JWI Scholar Francis Beckwith's piece declaring Lemon to be dead with a roadmap for Establishment jurisprudence. Reaves begins…

PODCAST: Jesse Merriam and Josh Hammer on "An Even Better Originalism?"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 25 2021

Patrick Henry College Associate Professor Jesse Merriam and JWI affiliated scholar Josh Hammer joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker to discuss Professor Merriam's article, "A Better Legal Conservatism," published in The American…

"How are Natural Rights Related to Just Laws?" - Prof. Hadley Arkes at the Federalist Society

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 24 2021

The Federalist Society released their latest installment in a series of videos featuring JWI Founder and Director, Professor Hadley Arkes, discussing the natural law foundations of our Constitution and jurisprudence. In this latest short…

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